Oxtail Soup

Inredients for Oxtail Soup

Ingredients

Part One:

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 2 1/2 lbs C&R Ranch oxtails, cut into 2-3" lengths

• 1/2 onion, chopped

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• water to cover, about 2-3 qts

  Part Two:

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 1 onion, chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 potatoes, peeled and chopped

• 1/2 lb green beans, cut into 2" length

• 4 tomatoes, chopped

• 1 tsp chipotle chile with adobo sauce, seeded and finely minced

• salt to taste

• cilantro for garnish

  Method

• Heat olive oil in a large, heavy bottomed pot, and brown oxtails.

• Add onion and garlic and cook until tender.

• Add water to cover and simmer for 3 hours or pressure cook for 20 minutes.

• Remove meat to cool. When cool enough to handle, pull meat from bones, cut into bit-sized pieces. Pour off stock and skim most of the fat from the surface, reserving meat and stock.

• In the same pot, heat oil over medium-low heat and cook chopped onion and garlic until translucent.

• Add potatoes and stock and bring to a simmer over med. heat. Cook for 10 mins.

• Add green beans, tomatoes, and chile and cook until all vegetables are tender.

• Salt to taste. Garnish with chopped cilantro.